When to Say When - Helping clients accept a higher level of care

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This course has been approved for Continuing Education credit by the Missouri State Committee for Social Work.

Topics:

1. Progress not Perfection: Understanding when office-based treatment is not working
2. Collaborating with client to improve treatment plan
3. Collaborating with client on criteria for transitioning to a higher level of care
4. Involving family in a transition plan to a higher level of care

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to describe the role of the CAGE and the ASI in the screening and evaluation of addictive disorders.
• Participants will be able to explain at least one common reason that clients with SUDs seek help for an alternative mental health problem.
• Participants will be able to describe the role of ambulatory and inpatient detoxification in SUD treatment.
• Participants will be able to provide clients with psychoeducation about the pros and cons of abstinence and moderation as goals for treatment.